jay | oktoberfest?

I'm home now... crowded flights, grabbed an actual bagel (I'm not a fan of most bagels) from a sidewalk vendor outside of Penn Station, had a good lunch with Nancy en route. Her mother's been in the hospital for 10 days, Nancy's been very stressed... but her mom has improved and relief was evident. =)

I'm a bit tired, and not feeling sociable. And I've missed Pat and want to just stay close to her and cuddle.

Which could be possible in a different country in September... an email today from ESA: ... pleased to inform you that your submission, entitled "Drilling Automation for Subsurface Planetary Exploration" , to the 8th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space has been accepted for oral presentation. It's in Munich, 5-8 September.

patgreene wants to join me there, if we can find childcare then. yay!